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excitability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
ex-citabil-i-ty
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being excitable

Uncountable

noun

A measure of how easy something is to excite

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English excite Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English excitability From excite + -ability.

Usage

Inflected Forms

excitabilities (plural)

Derived Forms

hyperexcitability hypoexcitability inexcitability neuroexcitability overexcitability photoexcitability subexcitability superexcitability unexcitability

Synonyms

excitableness volatility irritability

Questions

What does excitability mean?
The state of being excitable
Where does excitability come from?
Etymology tree English excite Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English excitability From excite + -ability.

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